Thomas Butler, 1st Baron Dunboyne (1271 – 9 October 1329) was the third son of
Theobald Butler, 4th Chief Butler of Ireland and Joan FitzJohn.
Marriage and Children
He married Synolda le Petit, daughter of
William le Petit[Charles Mosley, editor, ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage'', 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 1211.]
* Piers Butler, 2nd Baron Dunboyne (1294-1370)
Career
In 1324 he was called to the Irish Parliament (as were intermittently his descendants in the succeeding two centuries before the creation of the
Barony of Dunboyne as a lordship of Parliament by patent 1541). He was created 1st Baron Dunboyne in 1324, by prescription. He fought in the
Battle of Ardnocher on 9 October 1329 and was killed in action by the Chief of the Clan
Geoghegan
Geoghegan () is a surname of Irish origin.
Often spelled without the prefix "Mac", the name has many variants, including Gehegan, Geoghan, Geohegan, Gahagan, Gagan, and Gagon which approximate the most common pronunciations of the name. It is ...
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See also
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Butler dynasty
Butler () is the name of a noble family whose members were, for several centuries, prominent in the administration of the Lordship of Ireland and the Kingdom of Ireland. They rose to their highest prominence as Dukes of Ormonde. The family ha ...
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Baron Dunboyne
Baron Dunboyne was a title first held by the Petit family some time after the Norman invasion of Ireland.
History
Dunboyne was part of the Lordship of Meath. The Petit family also had land holdings in Mullingar. In 1227, Ralph Petit became Bisho ...
References
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Thomas
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* Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church
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14th-century Irish people
Nobility from County Meath
Normans in Ireland
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1271 births
1329 deaths